The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Elizabethtown, North Carolina

As the US population grows older, more of us are going to need some kind of help with our daily routines or to recover from specific afflictions. Much of that care will take place outside of a hospital or residential care setting. We believe that one of the best ways to live longer or to recover faster is through health care services that are delivered in your home.

There are many benefits to receiving health care at home. First, it is often more convenient for patients, since they don’t have to travel to a facility. Second, it can be less expensive than receiving care in a hospital or other setting. Third, patients may feel more comfortable and relaxed in their own homes. Home treatment has been shown to lead to faster recoveries and better overall outcomes than similar treatments administered in a hospital or group home setting.

Home Health Care Agencies in Elizabethtown, North Carolina

There are 24 home health care companies registered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid that serve the Highland, Arkansas area. Because home health care agencies visit your home, you may be in an agency's service area even if they do not have an office in Highland.

The list below shows the worst home health care agencies in the market ranked by their overall 5-star quality of care rating. (Click here to see the best home health care agencies in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
LIBERTY HOME CARE II ,LLC 705 B WESLEY PINE ROAD LUMBERTON, NC 28358	2:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 2944 BREEZEWOOD AVE FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304	2:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 1120 OCEAN HWY W SUPPLY, NC 28462	2.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 46 MCNEILL PLAZA WHITEVILLE, NC 28472	2.5:
ROBESON COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGE 460 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD LUMBERTON, NC 28358	2.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE, LLC 225 FAIRWAY DRIVE SUITE A FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28305	2.5:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 3107 RAEFORD ROAD FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303	2.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 105 HUNT VALLEY DRIVE DUNN, NC 28334	2.5:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - BRUNSWICK 509 OLDE WATERFORD WAY; SUITE 205 LELAND, NC 28451	3:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 609 LAUCHWOOD DRIVE LAURINBURG, NC 28352	3:
LIBERTY HOME CARE, LLC 420 EASTWOOD RD SUITE 101 WILMINGTON, NC 28403	3.5:
NHRMC HOME CARE 7864 US HIGHWAY 117 S SUITE C ROCKY POINT, NC 28457	3.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 107 NORTH GILLESPIE STREET ELIZABETHTOWN, NC 28337	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 705A WESLEY PINE ROAD, SUITE A1 LUMBERTON, NC 28358	3.5:
VIDANT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 750 SOUTH KENANSVILLE BYPASS KENANSVILLE, NC 28349	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 300 W PENNSYVANIA AVENUE SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28387	3.5:
ASSISTEDCARE HOME HEALTH INC 1003 OLD WATERFORD WAY, STE 2D LELAND, NC 28451	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2600 N ELM STREET, SUITE A LUMBERTON, NC 28358	4:
WELL CARE HOME HEALTH 131 RACINE DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC 28403	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 27385 ANDREW JACKSON HIGHWAY EAST DELCO, NC 28436	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 206 S TURNER STREET PINK HILL, NC 28572	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF FAYETTEVILLE 2021 VALLEY GATE DRIVE SUITE 201 FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304	5:
CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOME HEALTH 2301 ROBESON STREET, SUITE 201 FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28305	5:
SOUTHEASTERN HOME HEALTH 2002 NORTH CEDAR STREET SUITE B LUMBERTON, NC 28358	-:

How are Home Health Care Agencies Rated?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ("CMS") generates two types of 5-star rating, the Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings and Patient Survey Star Ratings.

Quality of Patient Care Ratings are based on data compiled by CMS based on the percentage of patients whose conditions improve as a result of care provided by the agency. The general guidelines are that these measures should :

• Apply to a substantial proportion of home health patients and have sufficient data to report for a majority of home health agencies.
• Show a reasonable amount of variation among home health agencies and it should be possible for a home health agency to show improvement in performance.
• Have high face validity and clinical relevance.
• Be stable and not show substantial random variation over time.
• Have changed over time based on the results of ongoing monitoring analyses, technical expert panel input, and stakeholder feedback.

Patient improvement is measured in the following ways:

• Timely Initiation of Care
• Improvement in Ambulation
• Improvement in Bed Transferring
• Improvement in Bathing
• Improvement in Shortness of Breath
• Improvement in Management of Oral Medications
• Acute Care Hospitalization

CMS also regularly surveys home health care patients using The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey ("HHCAHPS”). Patients are asked to rate the home health care agency according the following:

• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them
• Percent Of Patients Who Gave Their Home Health Agency A Rating Of 9 Or 10 On A Scale From 0 (lowest) To 10 (highest)
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family

Because CMS loves to generate 5-star ratings, there are also 5-star ratings related to each of these questions.

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